White Plains · Pre-Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked
Investment thesis
Rethink Education invests at pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages in category-defining companies that expand access to opportunity and drive gains in earnings and economic mobility. It targets white spaces where better tools help people build skills, access higher-quality work, navigate complex systems, and increase earning power. Many portfolio companies reach users through embedded distribution via school systems, employers, government agencies, and insurers, and the firm selectively backs accessible or freemium consumer models with strong engagement and willingness to pay. Founder-market fit is central, and investments are grounded in venture fundamentals such as scalable models, strong margins, capital efficiency, and defensible moats through network effects or data advantages.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 20 of 24 portfolio companiesEdTech ×14SaaS ×6AI & Machine Learning ×5HR Tech ×4Enterprise Software ×3Healthtech ×3Digital Health ×2Future of Work ×2
HQs:United States×18
Investments · 24 tracked
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Baltimore, US
Jessica Gartner(Chief Executive Officer)Jess Gartner(Founder)Jessica L. Gartner(Chief Executive Officer)
Board seatMatthew Greenfield· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsKapor CapitalRethink Capital Partners
San Francisco, US
Rob Mancabelli(Executive Officer, Director)Hisham Anwar(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardNick Sinai(Director)Robert Stavis(Director)in
Board seatMatthew Greenfield· per SEC Form D · $33M raise · filed Jul 2015
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersRethink Capital Partners
CareAcademy provides training, certification, and workforce management software for healthcare providers including home care agencies, home health services, senior living facilities, and hospice organizations.
EdTechHealthtechHR TechCambridge, US
Helen Adeosun(Executive Officer, Director)Helen Adeyinka Adeosun(Founder)inMadhuri Reddy(Executive Officer)
Board seatMatthew Greenfield· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBackstage CapitalChloe CapitalCoalition OperatorsFirst Trust Capital PartnersImpact America FundMultiplier Capital+8 more
St. George, US
Lawrence Kosick(Executive Officer, Director)inNeil D'Souza(Executive Officer, Director)Neil Dsouza(Founder)in
Board seatMatthew Greenfield· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCowboy VenturesHDS CapitalLightShed VenturesPrimetime PartnersGeneral PartnershipRethink Capital Partners
Pathstream partners with businesses to provide skill development and career-growth programs for their frontline workforce, helping team members build job-relevant skills.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSan Francisco, US
Paul Freedman(Director)Eleanor Cooper(Co-founder & CEO)inLauren(Co-founder & SVP of User Experience)inJohnsie(Chief Revenue Officer)inJo-Ann(COO)inAmy(SVP of Product)in
Board seatAndre Bennin· per SEC Form D · $38.8M raise · filed Jun 2023
Co-investorsBisk VenturesNew Ground VenturesNew Markets Venture PartnersECMC GroupRethink Capital Partners
Avela provides software to school districts, charter networks, and early childhood programs to streamline student enrollment and help families discover and apply to schools.
EdTechGovTechSaaS
Dr. Joshua Angrist(Co-Founder)Greg Bybee(CEO & Co-Founder)inParag Pathak(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsUlu VenturesUrban InnovationRethink Capital Partners
Backpack is a peer-to-peer platform that connects travelers with shoppers, allowing travelers to earn money by purchasing and transporting items abroad while shoppers access products from overseas at lower costs by avoiding traditional shipping.
ConsumerMarketplacesNew York City, US
Fahim Aziz(Founder/CEOM)in
Co-investorsLoup VenturesY CombinatorCollab CapitalGenius GuildHopelabPACE Healthcare Capital+2 more
Backpack is a crypto application offering futures and spot trading, lending, and a crypto wallet.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsK5 GlobalCollab CapitalGenius GuildHashedHopelabPACE Healthcare Capital+3 more
YouMe Healthcare provides mental health therapy and counseling services for children, adolescents, and young adults aged 4 and up.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthElkridge, US
Co-investorsTechstarsCollab CapitalGenius GuildHopelabPACE Healthcare CapitalPortland Seed Fund
BrightAgent is an AI data agent that operates within organizations' data warehouses to manage data workflows, perform analytics, and generate visualizations without exposing data externally.
AI & Machine LearningData & Infrastructure
Co-investorsJuvo VenturesRethink Capital Partners
Degreed provides an enterprise learning experience platform that helps organizations collect, understand, and develop workforce skills through AI-driven learning experiences.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
David Blake(CEO)inDavid Wiley(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardChris McCarthy(Director)Brandon Tidwell(Director)in
Co-investorsAcadian Ventures Management, LlcBYU Cougar CapitalContour Venture PartnersElevate Innovation PartnersETS Strategic CapitalFounders Circle Capital+11 more
Formative is an AI-powered instruction and assessment platform for K-12 education, letting teachers build interactive lessons, run real-time assessments, and track student mastery in one workflow.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS
Kevin McFarland(Founder)in
Co-investorsFikaMaC Venture CapitalFika VenturesSummit Partners
Hiveclass provides remote physical education and youth sports training instruction for kids.
EdTechFuture of WorkWellness & FitnessBridgehampton, US
Joe Titus(Founder)inPaul Suhr(Founder)in
Co-investorsSamvid VenturesTechstarsRethink Capital PartnersSpring Mountain Capital
Ignite Reading provides adaptive literacy software and instruction services to help students learn to read at scale.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechOakland, US
Evan Marwell(Co-Founder & Executive Chairman)Jessica Reid Sliwerski(Co-Founder & CEO)JESSICA SLIWERSKI(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsOwl VenturesEmerson Collective InvestingRethink Capital Partners
Southern New Hampshire University is a nonprofit accredited institution offering over 200 online and on-campus degree programs across multiple disciplines, designed for working adults seeking affordable, flexible education with career focus.
EdTechManchester, US
Chok Ooi(Executive Officer, Director)Ling Xiao(Executive Officer, Director)Doug Galen(Executive Officer, Director)Rehan Hasan(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMatt Greenfield(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsEPIC VENTURESJuvo VenturesRethink Capital Partners
Major League Hacking (MLH) runs hackathons, remote fellowship programs, and the DEV (dev.to) online developer community, offering 12-week paid open-source internship alternatives and events for software creators.
Developer ToolsEdTechSocial
Co-investorsReach Capital
NoRedInk is an online writing and grammar curriculum that offers adaptive practice exercises, scaffolded essays, quick writing prompts, and diagnostics aligned to state and national standards.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS
Jeff Scheur(Founder and CEO)inGeoff Brovich(CFO)inRebecca Sanchez(SVP of Product)inEd Cudahy(CTO)inJennifer Dearman(Chief Customer Officer)inEmile Emile Bjerkholt
Co-investors500 GlobalFresco CapitalGSV VenturesHyde Park Venture PartnersImagine K12Kapor Capital+8 more
RETHINK Impact is a venture capital firm that invests in companies using technology to address large-scale social and environmental problems.
Impact & Social Good
Co-investorsPivotal Ventures
Stellic is an academic planning and advising platform for universities that lets students map degree requirements, plan and change courses, and track progress toward graduation.
EdTechSaaS
Sabih Bin Wasi
Co-investorsBisk VenturesGood AI CapitalOperator CollectiveECMC GroupImpact EngineReach Capital+1 more
Miami, US
David Fano(CEO, Director, Founder)
BoardJeffrey Rinehart(Director)inJesse Middleton(Director)
Co-investorsBasecamp FundCity LightGaingelsHuman VenturesLerer HippeauPareto Holdings+1 more
Understood Care provides patient advocacy services for older adults navigating healthcare, particularly Medicare benefits and care coordination.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechNew York City, US
Samantha Wu(Founder)inKevin Bailey(Founder)
Co-investorsInformed Ventures Advisors, LlcTau VenturesY Combinator1984 Ventures Management, LlcZeal Capital Partners
An online coding platform offering self-paced lessons and project-based courses for middle and high school students to learn web development and programming through hands-on creative applications like video filters and augmented reality.
EdTechSan Francisco, US
Alexandra Diracles(Founder/CEO)Melissa Halfon(Founder/CTO)inLeandra T.(Founder)in
Co-investorsNYU Innovation Venture FundY CombinatorCherry VenturesRethink Capital PartnersZhenFund
Voxy provides scalable, customized language training programs for companies, using short lessons with certified instructors and curated content to upskill corporate employees.
EdTechHR TechSaaSNew York, US
Paul Gollash(Chief Executive Officer)Doug Levin(Director)John Frankel(Director)Aron Grossman(Treasurer)Mark Chernis(Director)
BoardBob Greene(Director)
Co-investorsBowery CapitalContour Venture PartnersGSV VenturesSJF VenturesRethink Capital Partners
Wonderschool provides a platform for early childhood educators to launch and operate in-home care businesses while connecting families to local quality childcare services.
B2B MarketplacesEdTechImpact & Social Good
Arrel GrayChris BennettJay Kim
Co-investors500 GlobalAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBrighter CapitalFundersClubLong Journey Ventures+8 more
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesBackpack · perkinswill.com · Aug 6, 2026
Backpack · nwitimes.com · Jul 17, 2026
Kenzie · fox13now.com · Jul 8, 2026
Understood Care · understoodcare.com · Apr 3, 2026
Avela · jobsboard.edsurge.com · Mar 23, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Rethink Education made?
- Rethink Education has 10 tracked investments.
- What stage does Rethink Education invest at?
- Rethink Education invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Rethink Education focus on?
- Rethink Education focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, EdTech, Fintech, FoodTech, Future of Work, Healthtech, HR Tech, Impact & Social Good, PropTech.
- Where is Rethink Education located?
- Rethink Education is headquartered in White Plains, US.
- Who does Rethink Education co-invest with?
- Rethink Education most often shares deals with GSV Ventures, Kapor Capital, Reach Capital, among 31 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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Co-investors · 14
Rethink Capital Partners is a purpose-driven investment manager specializing in real estate and venture capital with impact as a central focus. The firm deploys capital across both asset classes, backing innovations in sectors ranging from food and nutrition to healthcare access, affordable housing, education, financial well-being, and climate change mitigation.
Reach Capital is an early-stage venture firm that partners with founders building companies in learning, health, and work.
Primetime Partners is an early-stage venture capital fund that incubates and invests in companies transforming the quality of living for older adults, focused on the longevity economy.
New Markets Venture Partners is an impact-focused venture firm that invests in mission-driven education and workforce technology companies aiming to improve economic mobility for underserved Americans.
GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in artificial intelligence and machine learning since its early days, building a global portfolio of more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.
Menlo Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in transformative, early-stage AI companies across every layer of the modern AI stack, from applications and middleware to data infrastructure and foundation models.
Everywhere Ventures is an early-stage venture firm, backed by a community of founders and operators as LPs, that writes early checks (including pre-seed) into startups across many sectors and geographies.
HCVC is a venture capital firm that backs founders working to industrialize scientific and technological progress across deep tech, robotics, and hard science domains.
AME Cloud Ventures is a venture fund led by Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo!, that invests in technology-heavy companies building infrastructure and value chains around data.
Origin Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm backing founders building companies in the artificial intelligence economy, focusing on infrastructure, software, applications, services, and marketplaces that transform productivity and automation.
BBG Ventures is a venture firm that invests at the edges of the innovation spectrum, backing companies built on deep technology leverage as well as those addressing fundamental human needs.
Citadel is a hedge fund manager founded by Ken Griffin that invests capital on behalf of institutional clients across public markets. The firm employs investment professionals, engineers, and quantitative researchers who develop and refine trading strategies, models, and technology. It has offices in New York and Chicago.
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